Anti-anxiety drugs Flashcards by Kwame Awuku | Brainscape

Q

what is the mechanism of benzodiazepines

A

it is a positive allosteric modulator
they by themselves do not open GABA(A) channels
they enhance the ability of GABA to open GABA(A) channels by increasing the frequency of their opening.

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